Memorial Details
Memorial
Statue 1914-18 Roadside
Reference
N13.01
Place
NEWBURN
Map ref
NZ 166654
Original Location
Hareside Steps, Newburn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. (Duke's Cottages, Warkworth Crescent).
Which war
1914-18
Dedication, Creation or Publication date
Unveiled 15th July 1922 by the Duke of Northumberland.
Memorial Description
Statue of a soldier at the ‘alert’ in full marching equipment with rifle, approx. 3.5 m high, standing on a tall stone pedestal, which in turn stands on four graduated steps the base of which is 310 cm square.
Four panels, attached to the sides of the pedestal, and which taper slightly to follow its shape, bear the dedication and names. At the top of each panel is a wreath in half relief, with the names in a single column below in raised sans serif capitals. Underneath the panel, and carved directly into the stone of the plinth, are the words "Greater Love . . .", using sans serif italic capitals.
On the top step at the front is a plate fixed, which has a plain raised border and the letters raised in sans serif capitals, bearing the words "Their names shall live for evermore".
Four panels, attached to the sides of the pedestal, and which taper slightly to follow its shape, bear the dedication and names. At the top of each panel is a wreath in half relief, with the names in a single column below in raised sans serif capitals. Underneath the panel, and carved directly into the stone of the plinth, are the words "Greater Love . . .", using sans serif italic capitals.
On the top step at the front is a plate fixed, which has a plain raised border and the letters raised in sans serif capitals, bearing the words "Their names shall live for evermore".
Materials used
Portland stone, with bronze plates.
Inscription
Main plaque:
To the glory / of God / and in memory of / the men / of Newburn / who fell / in the Great War / 1914-18 Plaque on steps Their names shall live for evermore.
On stone base:
Greater love hath no man / than this, that a man lay / down his life for his / friends.
To the glory / of God / and in memory of / the men / of Newburn / who fell / in the Great War / 1914-18 Plaque on steps Their names shall live for evermore.
On stone base:
Greater love hath no man / than this, that a man lay / down his life for his / friends.
Names
Who commissioned
Newburn War Memorial Committee
Cost
£550-£560
How money was raised
£50 from War Charity Fund, £130 from public donation. the site was donated by the Dule of Northumberland. Messrs. Spencer had contributed towards the improvement of the site and the laying of the foundation.
Present condition
Restored 2009
Sculptor, Artist or Designer
Messrs. Emley of Newcastle.
Ownership and maintenance
Newcastle City Council
Notes
1. This memorial was included in the Newcastle City Council Survey 1985.
2. The local Spencer steel works helped to prepare the site.
3. This memorial was not for the whole of the parish, “but simply for the civil parish, or the village of Newburn specifically”.
4. There were 582 enlistments from the village, equal to one eighth of the population.
5. By the time of the unveiling, all money needed had been raised and it was free from debt.
6. A hand and bayonet were broken off and repaired. There was some graffiti. One plate bearing names was missing. Assessment for repair, replacement of missing plaque and fencing was done in 2006 by the Tyne & Wear Specialist Conservation Team.
2. The local Spencer steel works helped to prepare the site.
3. This memorial was not for the whole of the parish, “but simply for the civil parish, or the village of Newburn specifically”.
4. There were 582 enlistments from the village, equal to one eighth of the population.
5. By the time of the unveiling, all money needed had been raised and it was free from debt.
6. A hand and bayonet were broken off and repaired. There was some graffiti. One plate bearing names was missing. Assessment for repair, replacement of missing plaque and fencing was done in 2006 by the Tyne & Wear Specialist Conservation Team.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photos: J. Brown; Muriel Sobo; West Newcastle Local Studies; Mike Pearce; Old postcard: F.A. Fletcher; John S. Perry
Newburn UDC Minutes
Shields Daily News carries notice of unveiling inc. the fact that the "Four Northumbrian Pitmen" will render a programme of glees and part songs at 6.30 pm.
Alnwick & County Gazette 27/05/1922 and 08/07/1922 report proposed unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 28/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 28/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 17/07/1922 reports Duke’s comments at unveiling.
Tyne and Wear Specialist Conservation Team Annual Report 2005-6; 2008-9
Journal 01/02/2008 reports proposals to raise £40,000 to repair wear & tear and damage; 19/02/2009 reports grant of £7,000 from English Heritage & Wolfson Foundation
Newcastle News 20/07/2009 reports campaign by Lib.Dems to have the memorial restored.
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council 1985.
Sources of quotations
“Their names shall live for evermore” Adaptation of Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44; Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13
Newburn UDC Minutes
Shields Daily News carries notice of unveiling inc. the fact that the "Four Northumbrian Pitmen" will render a programme of glees and part songs at 6.30 pm.
Alnwick & County Gazette 27/05/1922 and 08/07/1922 report proposed unveiling.
Blaydon Courier 28/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Consett Guardian 28/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Newcastle Weekly Chronicle 22/07/1922 reports unveiling.
Northern Echo 17/07/1922 reports Duke’s comments at unveiling.
Tyne and Wear Specialist Conservation Team Annual Report 2005-6; 2008-9
Journal 01/02/2008 reports proposals to raise £40,000 to repair wear & tear and damage; 19/02/2009 reports grant of £7,000 from English Heritage & Wolfson Foundation
Newcastle News 20/07/2009 reports campaign by Lib.Dems to have the memorial restored.
At the Going Down of the Sun, Derek Boorman.
Catalogue of Sculpture, Monuments and Memorials in Public Places in Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Council 1985.
Sources of quotations
“Their names shall live for evermore” Adaptation of Apocrypha, Ecclesiasticus 44; Greater love hath no man . . .” St. John 15 v 13
External web link
Links to Source Material :
Research acknowledgements
A.D. Walton (West Newcastle Local Studies Group); F. McDonald (Newcastle City Council, 1985); P. Thirkell; the late F.A. Fletcher; George and Janet Brown; Muriel Sobo; David Heslop (Tyne-Wear County Archaeologist); John S. Perry; Ian Mutch, (Ryton); Mike Pearce; Jennifer Morrison; Dorothy Hall; James Pasby; Tony Harding
Research In Progress
The names on this memorial are being researched by David Gregg. Contact :
david.gregg@thegreggs.plus.com
Statue 1914-18 Roadside (N13.01)
NEWBURN, Main Street.
Plaque 1 Plaque 2
To the glory To the glory
of God of God
and in memory of and in memory of
the men the men
of Newburn of Newburn
who fell who fell
in the Great War in the Great War
1914-1918 1914-1918
Adams, F. Hutchison, M.
Astley, John Hymers, Geo.
Baines, Joseph Jewitt, S.
Baycroft, J.A. Lawson, T.O.
Braithwaite, W. Laybourne, E.
Brodie, A. Lyall, J.T.
Burke, H. Mallabourn, R.
Burton, F. Mansell, T.
Campbell, J. McGuigan, T.
Chilton, G. McLetchie, And.
Cribbin, W. Newton, T.
Curliss, H. Nixon, George
Dodds, M. Osborne, Geo.
Gibson, J.L. Palmer, G.E.
Graham, E.W. Parslow, John
Gray, G. Phillipson, N.O.
Gray, G.W, Pigdon, J.
Griffin, H. Pritchard, S.G.
Hall, E.W. Pritchard, W.
Hall, W.B. Proudlock, R.
Hannah, S. Purvis, G.
Hoare, D. Quigley, J.E.
Hoare, G. Reed, Thomas
Hogg, B. Reilly, I.M.
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Plaque 3 Plaque 4
To the glory To the glory
of God of God
and in memory of and in memory of
the men the men
of Newburn of Newburn
who fell who fell
in the Great War in the Great War
1914-1918 1914-1918
Amers, D. Rodgers. C.
Crawford, H. Rodham. E.
Dixon, W.S. Rowell, J.N.
Hedley, W. Scott. J.J.
Spooner, C. Simpson. W.
Donnison, J.R. Soulsby. W.
Wylie, W. Stephenson. D.
Stobart. R.
Storey. J.
Taylor. H.
Taylor. J.
Teasdale. R.J.
Tinnion. J.G.
Toothill. Joseph
Traill. W.J.
Tubman. E.
Tulip. W.
Urwin. F.S.
Watson. John
White G.
White T.
Wight. T.S.
Wight. W.
Winning. R.B.
Wylie. W.
Donnison. J.R.
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Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay
down his life for his
friends.
Their names shall live for evermore.
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The Consett Guardian has some differences:
Mallaburn instead of Mallabourn.
J.R. Donnison not listed on memorial
Hall W. instead of Hall, W.B.
N.A. Philipson instead of N.O. Phillipson
NamesN13.01
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